The career patterns, occupational changes and job satisfaction of Newfoundland physical education graduates
The major problem of this study was to determine the career patterns of those individuals who graduated from the School of Physical Education and Athletics, at Memorial University from 1958 to 1982, inclusive. Distinctions were made between four groups of graduates: those still teaching Physical Edu...
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ftmemorialuniv:oai:research.library.mun.ca:5745 2023-10-01T03:57:36+02:00 The career patterns, occupational changes and job satisfaction of Newfoundland physical education graduates Dibbon, David C. 1984 application/pdf https://research.library.mun.ca/5745/ https://research.library.mun.ca/5745/1/Dibbon_DavidC.pdf https://research.library.mun.ca/5745/3/Dibbon_DavidC.pdf en eng Memorial University of Newfoundland https://research.library.mun.ca/5745/1/Dibbon_DavidC.pdf https://research.library.mun.ca/5745/3/Dibbon_DavidC.pdf Dibbon, David C. <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Dibbon=3ADavid_C=2E=3A=3A.html> (1984) The career patterns, occupational changes and job satisfaction of Newfoundland physical education graduates. Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland. thesis_license Thesis NonPeerReviewed 1984 ftmemorialuniv 2023-09-03T06:45:30Z The major problem of this study was to determine the career patterns of those individuals who graduated from the School of Physical Education and Athletics, at Memorial University from 1958 to 1982, inclusive. Distinctions were made between four groups of graduates: those still teaching Physical Education in the province of Newfoundland; those who at one time taught Physical Education, but are now teaching in other subject areas or involved in educational administration; those who at one time taught Physical Education but have now divorced themselves from the profession; and those who graduated from the School of Physical Education and Athletics, but never entered the Physical Education teaching profession. Questionnaires were designed and administered to these groups of individuals in an attempt to measure their attitudes towards working in the Physical Education profession. -- Data were also collected on each graduating class at the School of Physical Education and Athletics. In order to analyse the attrition rates of Physical Education teachers and graduates, cohort analyses were completed for five of the graduating classes. -- During the time period studied by the researcher (from 1958 to 1982 inclusive) there were 496 graduates from the School of Physical Education and Athletics. Two hundred and thirty of these graduates were still teaching Physical Education as of June, 1983. -- The data concerning the number of graduates per year are consistent with data collected by Statistics Canada on a national basis. It shows a sharp increase at both levels up to 1979, followed by a minor decrease. -- The results of the cohort analysis were somewhat consistent with earlier studies. However, the major trend identified throughout this study was one of an upward shift in both entrance and survival rates for cohorts graduating into the mid-1970s. Also, while the trend of the downward sloping survival curve was still evident, it was a much gentler slope than in earlier years. -- The investigation into the job satisfaction ... Thesis Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Research Repository Canada |
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The major problem of this study was to determine the career patterns of those individuals who graduated from the School of Physical Education and Athletics, at Memorial University from 1958 to 1982, inclusive. Distinctions were made between four groups of graduates: those still teaching Physical Education in the province of Newfoundland; those who at one time taught Physical Education, but are now teaching in other subject areas or involved in educational administration; those who at one time taught Physical Education but have now divorced themselves from the profession; and those who graduated from the School of Physical Education and Athletics, but never entered the Physical Education teaching profession. Questionnaires were designed and administered to these groups of individuals in an attempt to measure their attitudes towards working in the Physical Education profession. -- Data were also collected on each graduating class at the School of Physical Education and Athletics. In order to analyse the attrition rates of Physical Education teachers and graduates, cohort analyses were completed for five of the graduating classes. -- During the time period studied by the researcher (from 1958 to 1982 inclusive) there were 496 graduates from the School of Physical Education and Athletics. Two hundred and thirty of these graduates were still teaching Physical Education as of June, 1983. -- The data concerning the number of graduates per year are consistent with data collected by Statistics Canada on a national basis. It shows a sharp increase at both levels up to 1979, followed by a minor decrease. -- The results of the cohort analysis were somewhat consistent with earlier studies. However, the major trend identified throughout this study was one of an upward shift in both entrance and survival rates for cohorts graduating into the mid-1970s. Also, while the trend of the downward sloping survival curve was still evident, it was a much gentler slope than in earlier years. -- The investigation into the job satisfaction ... |
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The career patterns, occupational changes and job satisfaction of Newfoundland physical education graduates |
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The career patterns, occupational changes and job satisfaction of Newfoundland physical education graduates |
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https://research.library.mun.ca/5745/1/Dibbon_DavidC.pdf https://research.library.mun.ca/5745/3/Dibbon_DavidC.pdf Dibbon, David C. <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Dibbon=3ADavid_C=2E=3A=3A.html> (1984) The career patterns, occupational changes and job satisfaction of Newfoundland physical education graduates. Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland. |
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